Monday Reminders for Upcoming School Closure

3/16/2020

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COVID-19 Monday Reminders

Good morning Bateman Families,

We were so excited to see so many of our students this morning! We know this time brings much uncertainty but we are planning to continuously provide resources throughout the upcoming two weeks as a tool to support you all! If you come across any valuable resources, please feel free to pass it along to us so we can share it with the community.

The following information was shared through a robocall this morning with an additional message from the Bateman Boosters. Please see the message below:

As you are probably aware, Governor Pritzker announced that all Illinois schools will be closed starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17th until Monday, March 30th. The goal is for students to return to school on Tuesday, March 31st. As always, the local news will have the most updated information regarding the day we will return. Until further notice, please do not send your children to school.

If your child is in school today, they will be receiving a packet of teacher created materials to continue their learning. Teachers will also be sharing online resources. These resources will be available on the Bateman Website. If you did not send your children to school today, families will have an opportunity to pick up hard copy materials of teacher or district created work outside the main entrance between 2pm - 3pm today. Again, packet pick up will be from 2pm - 3pm this afternoon in front of Door 1. Online resources will also be sent out via social media and posted on the school website throughout the next two weeks.

We want to stay in close communication with families during this time to provide support, as needed. If you have any questions about educational materials, please email your child's teacher. If you need any other support, please reach out to us at bateman@cps.edu. All resources from the district will be uploaded to the Bateman Website.

Bateman will remain an election site tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17th and Bateman will be a daily food distribution center from 9:00am-1:00pm starting on Tuesday, March 17th. Please come to door number 6, which is off of Sacramento.

Finally, with the health of our community as our highest priority and the most recent guidelines put forth by the CDC along with the state of Illinois, the Bateman Boosters are planning to reschedule this year's Spring Fling 2020: Eat, Drink and Be Bateman. Please stay tuned as our plans are finalized. Remember to support your local businesses (including @Twisted Hippo), many of whom will continue to offer delivery and pickup service during this time.

If you need support or if you know someone that needs support during the school closure, please let us know and/or reach out to them. The Bateman community is FULL of loving and caring people that want to help.

If you have any further questions regarding the information about school closures, please tune in to your local news stations, visit our website at bateman.cps.edu and #BeBateman!

Stay healthy!

-Georgia & Kate

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